In Response to Denise's Post

[princessang]

I recently came across a series of books by Robert Kiyosaki that starts with one titled, "Rich Dad, Poor Dad." The premise of his books is that Kiyosaki grew up with two dads, one rich, and one poor

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[cherrybassoon]

what you say makes a whole lot of sense. and I know that my issues with finances and all of that stuff affects the way that I spend money, and what I tend to do with it. I very much agree with the idea that you learn what you live, in more ways than just money. spending a half semester in an elementary school (in a affluent neighborhood with a lot of professors' kids), I could directly see behavioral patterns in these kids depending on where they were from.

my issue is that for the people who grew up without a rich dad, there is not enough out there to help the people who never had a rich dad. once again, you can't change where you came from or who you were born to. and some people will never have enough exposure to the world to even engage in a conversation like this. it's a matter of perspective, yes and to some degree, but perspective is a damn hard thing to change.

I think that's the reason I want to be a teacher. I think that changing perspective is the most important thing we can do in society.

[princessang]

Emily, what makes you say there isn't enough out there to help people who never had a rich dad? What is it that non-rich-dad people need? A check written out to "cash" so we have that headstart, or the information on how to succeed for ourselves? The information's out there. And in some cases, for some purposes, the funding is out there, too

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[goofy257]

I too own the book by Suze Orman. And totally support Anegla's recomendation. The book really digs into a lot of topics that most of us are uneducated on such as how to improve credit scores, helpful career points, saving and investing, what happens to debt when a family memeber passes and much more.